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<blockquote data-quote="Telsar" data-source="post: 1785662" data-attributes="member: 18837"><p><strong>Just inside the forest north of Taeirn</strong></p><p></p><p>The female dwarf grabs the offered bag and checks out Sunedilar’s loot. “Ah, this jewelry is pretty old. Coins too… you must have hit old Boone’s.” She chuckles a bit “He is really going to be upset. He used to run a thieves’ guild, I think; even though he gave it up, he’ll probably try and retaliate. Good thing we’ll be leaving here, then. And how do I know so much? I could say I’m all-knowing and wise beyond my looks, “, she cackles a bit, apparently amusing herself, “but the fact is I was spying on you guys at your camp, before you went into town. You’d damaged my wicker man, so I knew there were intruders in my forest. But this loot, and all I managed to make in town with your leader’s help, has more than made up for a little intrusion. So I can forgive.” She waves her hands a bit and yells something in some obscure language, and Sunedilar can once again see the green mist coming off the loot, and from him, but it seems to dissipate, and soon the warrior only smells his new dwarven ‘friend’, and not himself. “So… did you get the map to the ruins? If not, I have a rough idea where they are, but a map sure would help.”</p><p></p><p>Both head deeper into the forest, and unless Sunedilar decides to strike the dwarf down on the way [in which case I’ll edit this], they soon reach camp and find a good number of the party. When the dwarf sees Alicia, she smiles big and says “My dear! I’m so glad you made it out alive! Hope you got some decent potions, because I made a killing selling those warriors you almost killed my own concoctions.”</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>In a prison cell</strong></p><p></p><p>Modrin watches Aligor carefully as he answers his questions. In response, the lietenant says “As for Lady Tegan, she’s the widow of one of our ambassadors, who was close to the king. So you can imagine the pressure I’m under to solve that one. The only problem I have with your story is, I’ve talked with this Rusty, and he never mentioned you. Talked to Boone as well, and he said he didn’t know you, just mentioned that one of Hectaras’ men must have made off with some of his stuff, since some valuables from his display cases went missing. But the culprit should be easy enough to track. I imagine your two ‘friends’ just didn’t want the hassle of admitting they knew you.“</p><p></p><p>The cell door opens, and a young man in a robe enters. The man looks warily at Aligor, and Modrin says “Ah, Ernest, our resident cleric of St. Cuthbert. Would you be so kind as to offer our ‘guest’ a bit of healing?” The man looks the dwarf up and down and says “You know I don’t heal killers. I understand he killed a woman today, and the Captain of the Guard won’t be pleased if…” Modrin interrupts him, saying gruffly “The dwarf acted in self-defense, and when the captain isn’t here, you’ll do as I say. And when you’re done, there’s the body of a poor dog who got caught up in the fighting today… perhaps you can see to it that he gets a proper burial” The young man grumbles, casts a healing spell on Aligor, and turns to leave saying “The church won’t tolerate this much longer; you’re not as important as you think you are.”</p><p></p><p>[Aligor is healed, giving him 17/37 HPs]</p><p></p><p>After the cleric leaves, Modrin says to Aligor “So, you’re under the impression this group left town, hmmm? I guess that’s possible… the other killings today were performed by some sort of hulking monster with a greatsword… sounded like Brie’s bouncer to me. But, I believe you, if there’s some master plan of mayhem here, I don’t think they’ve let you in on it. So, you can just rest here a couple days until the magistrate is ready to see you, and I’ll tell him my opinion and you’ll probably be let go.”</p><p></p><p>Modrin moves in closer to the dwarf, and speaks quietly “Of course, there’s another option. If I were to happen to forget to lock that door, why, you could just leave here. You’d probably have no problem finding your belongings in the room at the end of the hall. The only problem of course is, escaping guard custody is a crime itself. Once it was noticed you were gone, I’d have to scour the city for you; the only way you’d be safe is if you left town. For good.”</p><p></p><p>He steps back and says in a more normal tone “So a few days won’t be that hard on you. I’ll have a meal sent to you in a few hours. And eventually, the magistrate will have this all resolved for you. Now, unless there’s anything else you wish to tell me, I still have an ogrish woman to get my hands on.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Telsar, post: 1785662, member: 18837"] [B]Just inside the forest north of Taeirn[/B] The female dwarf grabs the offered bag and checks out Sunedilar’s loot. “Ah, this jewelry is pretty old. Coins too… you must have hit old Boone’s.” She chuckles a bit “He is really going to be upset. He used to run a thieves’ guild, I think; even though he gave it up, he’ll probably try and retaliate. Good thing we’ll be leaving here, then. And how do I know so much? I could say I’m all-knowing and wise beyond my looks, “, she cackles a bit, apparently amusing herself, “but the fact is I was spying on you guys at your camp, before you went into town. You’d damaged my wicker man, so I knew there were intruders in my forest. But this loot, and all I managed to make in town with your leader’s help, has more than made up for a little intrusion. So I can forgive.” She waves her hands a bit and yells something in some obscure language, and Sunedilar can once again see the green mist coming off the loot, and from him, but it seems to dissipate, and soon the warrior only smells his new dwarven ‘friend’, and not himself. “So… did you get the map to the ruins? If not, I have a rough idea where they are, but a map sure would help.” Both head deeper into the forest, and unless Sunedilar decides to strike the dwarf down on the way [in which case I’ll edit this], they soon reach camp and find a good number of the party. When the dwarf sees Alicia, she smiles big and says “My dear! I’m so glad you made it out alive! Hope you got some decent potions, because I made a killing selling those warriors you almost killed my own concoctions.” [B]In a prison cell[/B] Modrin watches Aligor carefully as he answers his questions. In response, the lietenant says “As for Lady Tegan, she’s the widow of one of our ambassadors, who was close to the king. So you can imagine the pressure I’m under to solve that one. The only problem I have with your story is, I’ve talked with this Rusty, and he never mentioned you. Talked to Boone as well, and he said he didn’t know you, just mentioned that one of Hectaras’ men must have made off with some of his stuff, since some valuables from his display cases went missing. But the culprit should be easy enough to track. I imagine your two ‘friends’ just didn’t want the hassle of admitting they knew you.“ The cell door opens, and a young man in a robe enters. The man looks warily at Aligor, and Modrin says “Ah, Ernest, our resident cleric of St. Cuthbert. Would you be so kind as to offer our ‘guest’ a bit of healing?” The man looks the dwarf up and down and says “You know I don’t heal killers. I understand he killed a woman today, and the Captain of the Guard won’t be pleased if…” Modrin interrupts him, saying gruffly “The dwarf acted in self-defense, and when the captain isn’t here, you’ll do as I say. And when you’re done, there’s the body of a poor dog who got caught up in the fighting today… perhaps you can see to it that he gets a proper burial” The young man grumbles, casts a healing spell on Aligor, and turns to leave saying “The church won’t tolerate this much longer; you’re not as important as you think you are.” [Aligor is healed, giving him 17/37 HPs] After the cleric leaves, Modrin says to Aligor “So, you’re under the impression this group left town, hmmm? I guess that’s possible… the other killings today were performed by some sort of hulking monster with a greatsword… sounded like Brie’s bouncer to me. But, I believe you, if there’s some master plan of mayhem here, I don’t think they’ve let you in on it. So, you can just rest here a couple days until the magistrate is ready to see you, and I’ll tell him my opinion and you’ll probably be let go.” Modrin moves in closer to the dwarf, and speaks quietly “Of course, there’s another option. If I were to happen to forget to lock that door, why, you could just leave here. You’d probably have no problem finding your belongings in the room at the end of the hall. The only problem of course is, escaping guard custody is a crime itself. Once it was noticed you were gone, I’d have to scour the city for you; the only way you’d be safe is if you left town. For good.” He steps back and says in a more normal tone “So a few days won’t be that hard on you. I’ll have a meal sent to you in a few hours. And eventually, the magistrate will have this all resolved for you. Now, unless there’s anything else you wish to tell me, I still have an ogrish woman to get my hands on.” [/QUOTE]
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